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Rachel Belle
Comedians and musicians are adopting ‘no phone’ policies at their shows
Artists like Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Madonna are using a service called Yondr, that requires audiences lock up their phone in a pouch for the duration of a show.4 years ago
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Does checking out library books hurt authors and indie bookstores?
Do authors and bookstores miss out on sales when we check out books for free at the library? Seattle Public Library and publisher Sasquatch Books weigh in.4 years ago
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What to eat at Seahawks games this season: new menu is local and diverse
Seahawks season officially kicks off tonight at Lumen Field, and if you like meatballs just as much as footballs, this report is for you.4 years ago
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Most college kids say they ‘were not prepared to clean’ their dorm or apartment
A new American Cleaning Institute survey revealed that 75% of college students landed on campus, unprepared to clean up after themselves.4 years ago
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Local hospice nurse says death is not what you see in the movies
Death is not always peaceful and never pretty, but hospice nurse Katie Bracken says their job is to prepare people for a loved ones death.4 years ago
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79-year-old Seattle sex therapist wants to normalize and encourage senior sex
Young people are squeamish about the idea of older people having sex, but Dr Diana Wiley says it's good for your physical and mental health.4 years ago
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Heart attack portrayals in TV and movies can be bad for your health
On TV, a heart attack is a man clutching his chest and falling to the ground. But most heart attacks are more subtle, and many people miss the cues because it's not like what they see on the screen.4 years ago
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Teens share why they’re always on their phones, and what they wish their parents understood
The authors of the new book "Behind Their Screens: What Teens Are Facing (And Adults Are Missing)" interviewed 3,500 teenagers about their relationship with social media, sexting and what they wish their parents understood about their complicated online worlds.4 years ago
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Get your lower back inked at this weekend’s Seattle Tattoo Expo — but don’t call it a ‘tramp stamp’
The Seattle Tattoo Expo is back after a two year hiatus, and organizer and tattoo artist, Jeff Cornell, shares pandemic tattoo trends and pet peeves.4 years ago
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Ezell’s Famous Chicken co-founders created a Seattle conference to lift up Black entrepreneurs
When Ezell's gave out grants to Black-owned business owners, they found that people needed information and guidance just as much as they needed capital.4 years ago
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At MoPOP’s Drag-tastic Summer Camp, teens learn the ‘Art of Drag’
Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture invites teenagers to learn the art of makeup, wigs and performance at its weeklong Drag Camp.4 years ago
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Winemakers lost billions to wildfires, but a startup can now save smoky grapes
A startup developed a process to naturally and organically clean grapes tainted by wildfire smoke.4 years ago
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More Americans are caretaking an aging relative because of the pandemic
When the pandemic hit, and nursing homes became unsatisfactory places for the elderly to live, many families decided to move their relative home.4 years ago
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In Seattle, a new bar for the ‘sober curious’ and the dry wedding trend
Kamp, a bar and restaurant set to open in Seattle by the end of July, has a large cocktail menu made with non-alcoholic spirits, plus non-alcoholic beer and wines.4 years ago
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As people return to the office, pet surrenders have increased, are these related?
Nationally, shelters are being overwhelmed with surrenders, which has caused the euthanasia rate to rise for the first time in five years.4 years ago
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Two years later, some COVID patients still can’t smell or taste
A doctor who specializes in the olfactory system says losing taste and smell to Covid can cause depression and isolation.4 years ago
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Is North Cascades National Park the most deadly park in the country?
A report analyzing the safety of America's national parks named the Washington state park as 'the top park where you are most likely to suffer a fatal accident.'4 years ago
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The Memory Hub is a new Seattle community center for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s
The Memory Hub is a free place for people with dementia and Alzheimer's, and their families and caregivers, to access all kinds of programs and support.4 years ago
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Search and Rescue doing more rescues due to inexperience, social media
Your rescue may be interrupting these volunteers in the middle of dinner, but to be clear, they have dedicated their lives to this work that they love.4 years ago
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It can be harder to get a tubal ligation or vasectomy than it is to get a gun
Reighter went to a doctor requesting tubal ligation. But she was denied. Not for medical reasons, but because of the doctor's personal values.4 years ago
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The avocado breakup: why a Seattle restaurant (and many others) scrapped avocados from their menu
Grand Central Bakery and Café joins many restaurants around the world in removing avocado from its menu, due to environmental and political factors.4 years ago
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WA’s largest mental health org: ‘Violence is not a product of mental illness’
Lauren Simonds, the CEO of the National Alliance of Mental Illness, Washington State, says anger is to blame, and anger is not mental illness.4 years ago
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A Renton woman inspired bake sales around the world to stop Asian hate
Renton's Kat Lieu created Subtle Asian Baking on Facebook to create a community conversation around baking Asian treats, but it transformed into a fundraising effort that's raised tens of thousands of dollars.4 years ago
